Renato Laranja is back with another one of his instant classic interviews. This time around our hero sits down with M-1 light heavyweight champion Vinny Magalhaes and the interview goes well until the former TUF 8 finalist starts to get a gay vibe from the 27-time Mundials champion. Magalhaes accuses Laranja of becoming “weird” since he moved to the U.S. and hints that he may have picked up some homosexual tendencies — not that there’s anything wrong with that, right Vinny?
First Big Nog’ and now Vinny. What’s next? Is Anderson going to stop wearing pink shirts and dancing with Justin Bieber?
(Video courtesy of YouTube/TwisterEddie)
Renato Laranja is back with another one of his instant classic interviews. This time around our hero sits down with M-1 light heavyweight champion Vinny Magalhaes and the interview goes well until the former TUF 8 finalist starts to get a gay vibe from the 27-time Mundials champion. Magalhaes accuses Laranja of becoming “weird” since he moved to the U.S. and hints that he may have picked up some homosexual tendencies — not that there’s anything wrong with that, right Vinny?
First Big Nog’ and now Vinny. What’s next? Is Anderson going to stop wearing pink shirts and dancing with Justin Bieber?
Renato has some assumptions of his own, backed by hard science.
“It take a one to know one. I’m rubber and you’re glue whatever you say for me, the same go for you. I know that you know that I know that you know.”
He then reveals that Magalhaes should perhaps be questioning his own sexuality and not others.
“You’re the one who influenced me to light some candles and if was not for me you would have me put some incense. Vinny Magalhaes, you asked me to put some Keith Sweat and that girl take away the [sound] system so I can’t play. What was gonna happen? Then next comes some champagne. I’m hip to your game.”
For an extra bonus, go back to the beginning of the vid and watch Matt Horwich explain why he had to choke out a drunken friend on a recent trip back to Oregon.
It’s Monday and most of our brains haven’t kicked into third gear yet, so we’ll make today’s technique a simple, yet effective one.
If you ever find yourself in side control during a roll, match or fight and are looking for a finishing move that doesn’t require a ton of energy or strenght to pull off, give this nifty little move demonstrated by 10th Planet black belt instructor Scott “Einstein” Epstein a try.
(Video courtesy of YouTube/ScottEpstein)
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It’s Monday and most of our brains haven’t kicked into third gear yet, so we’ll make today’s technique a simple, yet effective one.
If you ever find yourself in side control during a roll, match or fight and are looking for a finishing move that doesn’t require a ton of energy or strenght to pull off, give this nifty little move demonstrated by 10th Planet black belt instructor Scott “Einstein” Epstein a try.
Use your arm and biceps closest to your opponent’s legs to block him (or her) from recovering guard or half guard. Transition your other arm from underneath your opponent’s neck to over the other side and around his neck like you would with a regular D’arce or north-south choke, only this time, don’t use your other arm for the hold. Instead, while walking your legs towards the choke and downwards with your body weight on the floor and your lat pressed against his face, move your hand from his thigh to the top of your opponent’s shoulder and press down, preventing him from being able to walk out of the choke. Continue to clock walk yourself towards the choke, increasing pressure until your opponent taps, starts to gurgle or go to sleep. If it’s in a fight or competition, wait until the referee tells you to stop. Ask Rousimar Palhares.
I own a copy of this DVD and highly recommend you pick one up if you’re interested in adding some dangerous, yet unorthodox submissions, escapes and sweeps to your ground game as well as tighteining up your traditional moves.The lessons, which are taught by Einstein and fellow 10th Planet jiu-jitsu black belts Denny Prokopos and Sean Bollinger, are easy to understand and are shot from various camera angles to make sure you get it.
I didn’t know if this little anecdote was worth posting here, but since there has been a decent response to it, I figured the story would bring a smile to at least few faces on an otherwise uneventful Wednesday.
Last summer my club did a seminar with Scott Epstein and Chuck Liddell. Unfortunately, for reasons beyond my control, I didn’t get an interview with Chuck for CP, but I did get a chance to chat with him for a while during a break in the seminar. Since he is the most recognizable face in the sport and has been since my kids started understanding what MMA and the UFC were, they’ve always known who he was and were excited to know that “The Iceman” was making an appearance in our little town in Ontario, Canada.
Fast-forward almost a year and my (now) six-year-old daughter hands me her school journal to read yesterday and is quick to point out the unintentionally hilarious entry that details my meeting with Chuck.
Check it out after the jump.
I didn’t know if this little anecdote was worth posting here, but since there has been a decent response to it, I figured the story would bring a smile to at least few faces on an otherwise uneventful Wednesday.
Last summer my club did a seminar with Scott Epstein and Chuck Liddell. Unfortunately, for reasons beyond my control, I didn’t get an interview with Chuck for CP, but I did get a chance to chat with him for a while during a break in the seminar. Since he is the most recognizable face in the sport and has been since my kids started understanding what MMA and the UFC were, they’ve always known who he was and were excited to know that “The Iceman” was making an appearance in our little town in Ontario, Canada.
Fast-forward almost a year and my (now) six-year-old daughter hands me her school journal to read yesterday and is quick to point out the unintentionally hilarious entry that details my meeting with Chuck.
("I’m a Jiu Jitsu guy; I don’t want to get hit. I like ice cream. I like girls with big asses. I like dogs. Getting hit is not on that list of things that I like." – Einstein-)
If you don’t know who Scott Epstein is, chances are you’re a s…
("I’m a Jiu Jitsu guy; I don’t want to get hit. I like ice cream. I like girls with big asses. I like dogs. Getting hit is not on that list of things that I like." – Einstein-)
If you don’t know who Scott Epstein is, chances are you’re a shitty fan of the sport, just like him.
4-0 as a professional MMA fighter, Einstein appeared on season one, episode nine of the TapouT series. He’s been referred to as one of Eddie Bravo’s right hand men, having trained with the creator of the 10th Planet system before the system had a name.
Most recently, he was hand picked by Chuck Liddell to not only help him prepare for his UFC 115 comeback bout with Rich Franklin, but was also chosen by "The Iceman" to be one of his grappling coaches on Season 11 of The Ultimate Fighter.
